There's a new app beating out YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat at the top of the App Store — it's called Sarahah, and it's an app for sending and receiving feedback from friends and co-workers anonymously.
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Business Insider
20 Jul 2017
Apps like Facebook Live put live broadcasting into anyone’s hands – discover more about the benefits and dangers.
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BT.com
20 Jul 2017
Teenagers in Britain are fortunate to have access to computers, laptops and smartphones from an early age. A child in the UK receives a smartphone at around the age of 12 – among the earliest in Europe.
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The Conversation
18 Jul 2017
Pupils at Stroud high school were outraged by strict new rules prohibiting the use of digital devices, but the results were remarkable
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The Guardian
18 Jul 2017
People in the UK will have to prove they are 18 before being allowed to access pornography websites from next year, the government is to announce.
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BBC
17 Jul 2017
Scotland’s police and politicians are being warned that a new approach is needed to tackle social media bullying and abuse amid concerns about their “corrosive” effect on society.
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The Scotsman
17 Jul 2017
Social media bullying is getting the parliamentary attention it deserves – but politicians must focus on what’s going on behind this toxic behaviour
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The Guardian
17 Jul 2017
A girls’ school is banning wearable activity trackers and smartwatches because of concerns that pupils are skipping lunch if they fail to meet their calorie and exercise targets.
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The Guardian
14 Jul 2017
A County Durham boy aged just five has become the youngest person in Britain to be investigated by police for "sexting".
The lad and his parents were spoken to by police after he took an intimate snap of himself and sent it to another child on an iPad.
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Sunderland Echo
12 Jul 2017
Data shows that thousands of children have been dealt with by the police for sexting. If you’re a parent or teacher, we’d like you to share your experiences
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The Guardian
12 Jul 2017
Facebook users are being duped into circulating a hoax message warning them not to accept friend requests from an account called Jayden K Smith.
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The Telegraph
11 Jul 2017
The microblogging website said its "advanced filter settings" will now have options for users to mute notifications from accounts that they do not follow as well as from accounts that do not follow them.
Users can also mute notifications related to certain words and phrases.
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Reuters
11 Jul 2017
Is the government protecting us or neglecting us?
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The Guardian
11 Jul 2017
In some cases, teachers used apps like Snapchat and WhatsApp to send inappropriate messages to pupils.
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Independent
10 Jul 2017
British children as young as seven know about an internet 'game' which encourages them to kill themselves, according to an online safety expert.
Blue Whale sees young people perform a set number of tasks, the last of which is deadly.
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Yahoo News
10 Jul 2017
Police have charged an 18-year-old man with the improper use of a public electronic communications’ network.
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ArmaghI
07 Jul 2017
Senior detectives have warned parents that paedophiles have been exploiting an app to target children in Devon and Cornwall.
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The Herald (Plymouth)
07 Jul 2017
Parents are being urged to make sure their children stay safe online over the summer.
The NSPCC said the latest police figures for Northern Ireland show there has been a 28% increase in cyber-related sex crimes over the last year.
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ITV News
07 Jul 2017
Firm’s Online Civil Courage Initiative, already launched in Germany and France, aims to help charities and NGOs identify and eliminate hate speach
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The Guardian
06 Jul 2017
Smartphones have been blamed for a dramatic rise in head lice among schoolchildren because they encourage youngsters to gather round in groups, allowing the bugs to jump between heads.
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The Telegraph
06 Jul 2017